If you haven’t heard the news already it’s the next Harry Potter movie is to have it’s release delayed so instead of coming out at the end of this year it will be out in the summer of ‘09. While fans are screaming all over the net about the injustice there is another way to look at it on behalf of everyone else.
The world is nearing Potter fatigue and I think Warner Bros is starting to sense it. Before the fans start shouting that the movies are already a few years behind the book’s releases just a few key points to remember. There have been Harry Potter movies coming out for nearly a full decade with the big story a few years back about which would win the box-office wars between Potter and Lord of the Rings.
While Potter has kept on going, and going, Lord has been on hiatus for several years. Long enough for the dust to settle, plans for more movies come along and pre-production to begin. Since there has not been a pause in the endless Potter production line hype between each movie and books release maybe a delay would be a good thing for all concerned.
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In what can only be described as another shameless way to make cash from the
poor viewing audience USA Today has reported that DC comics are to release a
prequel comic to J.J. Abrams’ fall television show Fringe. Right now nothing is
written or drawn but the prequel is said to hit stands on August 27th in the US only.
The catch is for those who watch the slow later internationally unless an international
publication deal is made a section of the story will be kept from the audience.
A way around that is to include the book in the season boxset if one is ever released.
The below summary is sourced from comingsoon.net and Fox so credit to the writer and the site.
“Joshua Jackson (”Dawson’s Creek”), John Noble (”The Lord of the Rings”) and newcomer
Anna Torv star as an unlikely trio who uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of
unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern
that blurs the line between science fiction and technology”.
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Wow, people still make and play Lord of the Rings games? I mean seriously, it’s been a while since the King returned it’s not like we’re magically going to be seeing prequels of it some 20 years in the future (OK, maybe the Hobbit). But what the hell, when EA has a franchise, they’re gonna make sure it’s milked clean.
Lord of the Rings: Conquest is being developed by Pandemic Studios, the same guys behind Star Wars: Battlefront (they were acquired by EA not very long ago, you will remember). As you can probably guess, Conquest is the Lord of the Rings version of Battlefront (which in turn was a Star Wars version of the Battlefield series). Hmm.
In the epic struggle between good and evil, you get to pick your side. The game will get you up close and personal with Lord of the Rings’ mass scale battles. In the good campaign, you will be able to play as one of the many heroes of Middle-Earth: Gandalf battling Saruman, the battle of Isengard through the eyes of an Ent and such. The dark campaign, however, will take you to an alternate route, where Sauron managed to kill Frodo and secure the One Ring. Now he must battle across Helm’s Deep, the Shire, Weathertop and so on, ultimately in Rivendell.
Personally, the trailer doesn’t look too exciting. It reminds me of the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King game, which I had absolutely no interest in. The graphics don’t seem to be in with the times, and the art style wears me out a but. They remind me of the Age of Conan game that came out recently. Not interested.
But if you are, then this game is coming out later this year for the PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and the Nintendo DS.
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